Molina
A girls’ name of Spanish origin, meaning mill; from molino miller or mill.
Babies a year
7
the US, 2017
Rarity
Very rare
among names in use
US popularity
—
outside the top 1000
UK popularity
—
outside the ONS list
Molina by the numbers
Molina was given to 7 American babies in 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
Its American peak was 21 babies in 1971, making it a 1970s name.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Molina. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
- Melinahoney; form of Melissa or Melina486 in the US (2017)
- Malinaraspberry or small strong warrior133 in the US (2017)
- Mominabeliever; faithful one15 in England and Wales (2025)
- Milinagracious, dear; a diminutive form8 in the US (2017)
- Maliacalm, peaceful; hawaiian form of Mary1,416 in the US (2017)
- Monicaadvisor; one who warns469 in the US (2017)
Other names that mean a craft or trade
Like Molina, each of these has a craft or trade in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
- Ameliawork, industriousness2,153 in England and Wales (2025)
- Penelopeweaver; wife of Odysseus1,174 in England and Wales (2025)
- Skylarscholar, learned one; a modern respelling of Schuyler4,984 in the US (2017)
- Chaseto hunt; one who hunts4,207 in the US (2017)
- Baileybailiff or steward of a castle2,561 in the US (2017)
- Remingtonraven settlement; from the raven farm2,251 in the US (2017)
Names about as common as Molina
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